Definition for Infect:

• To taint, especially with disease: to corrupt: to poison.

Synonyms for Infect:

• n.

  •
  • decode,
  • close,
  • emulate,
  • boot,
  • abort,
  • deliver,
  • display,
  • buffer,
  • crash.
  •defile (noun)
  • affect.

• v.

  •body (verb)
  • infect.
  •cause injury, loss (verb)
  • damage(s).
  •contaminate (verb)
  • debase,
  • muck up,
  • profane,
  • pervert,
  • stain,
  • befoul,
  • injure,
  • dirty,
  • deprave,
  • desecrate,
  • radioactivate,
  • harm,
  • debauch,
  • tarnish,
  • sully,
  • alloy.
  •corrupt (verb)
  • bribe,
  • outrage,
  • rot,
  • disgrace,
  • deface,
  • bastardize,
  • deform,
  • suborn,
  • degrade,
  • demean,
  • ravage,
  • decompose,
  • despoil,
  • disfigure,
  • putrefy,
  • fix,
  • adulterate,
  • misuse,
  • abuse,
  • reduce,
  • animalize,
  • lure,
  • demoralize,
  • waste,
  • impair,
  • dishonor,
  • abase,
  • decay,
  • violate,
  • undermine,
  • pull down,
  • mistreat,
  • blemish,
  • mar,
  • hurt,
  • subvert,
  • depreciate,
  • ruin,
  • lower,
  • square.
  •damage (verb)
  • cripple,
  • smash,
  • split,
  • disintegrate,
  • discolor,
  • batter,
  • crack,
  • lacerate,
  • wound,
  • fade,
  • burn,
  • scratch,
  • break,
  • rust,
  • wreak havoc on,
  • scorch,
  • stab,
  • wreck,
  • mutilate,
  • mangle,
  • wrong,
  • gnaw,
  • wear away,
  • incapacitate,
  • corrode,
  • tear,
  • dismantle,
  • bleach,
  • tamper with,
  • maim,
  • scathe,
  • bang up.
  •empoison (verb)
  • made sick,
  • makes sick,
  • making sick.
  •envenom (verb)
  • made bitter,
  • makes bitter,
  • making bitter.
  •poison (verb)
  • fester,
  • kill,
  • make ill,
  • murder,
  • destroy.
  •pollute (verb)
  • foul,
  • besmirch.
  •sicken (verb)
  • sicken.
  •taint (verb)
  • brand,
  • blot,
  • shame,
  • blacken,
  • stigmatize,
  • water,
  • muddy,
  • cut,
  • doctor,
  • smear,
  • cook,
  • spike,
  • discredit,
  • crumble,
  • water down,
  • turn,
  • blur,
  • cloud.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disagree with,
  • envenom,
  • Empoison.
  •
  • gross out,
  • inflame,
  • prostrate,
  • predispose,
  • canker.
  •
  • overcome,
  • repulse,
  • flare up,
  • sap,
  • communicate.
  •
  • soil,
  • transmit,
  • pass on,
  • repel.
  •
  • disgust,
  • revolt,
  • weaken.
  •
  • go around,
  • cause.
  •
  • come-on.
  •
  • develop.
  •
  • spread,
  • give.
  •
  • carry.
  •contaminate
  • tarnishes,
  • mucked up,
  • radioactivated.
  •damage
  • tore,
  • tampered with,
  • wearing away,
  • tampers with,
  • wears away,
  • tampering with.
  •poison
  • Poisoned.

Paraphrases for Infect:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    contaminate.
  • Verb, base form
    contaminate.

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    affect.
  • Verb, base form
    affect.

Antonyms for Infect:

• v.

  • body
    Disinfect.
  • pollute, contaminate
    aid, help, protect.

• v. t.

  • Other antonyms:
    clean, hallow, cleanse, purify, wash, sanctify.

Infect Sentence Examples:

• This often proceeds from wet having infused itself into the wood, it being apt to lodge in the crevices of old vessels, and even infect them to such a degree, that it cannot be removed, even after several washings and scaldings.

• I wish to heaven you could infect Clement with a tithe of your keenness.

Hypernym for Infect:

• v.

  • body
    canker, smut, superinfect.

Hyponym for Infect:

• v.

  • body
    give, pollute, contaminate, foul.
  • cognition
    move, strike, affect, impress.
  • social
    debauch, vitiate, deprave, demoralize, demoralise, misdirect, pervert, subvert, debase, profane, corrupt.